Lid of box of plaster casts of modern gems
Antonio Odelli (Rome, 1785- Rome, 1872)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
The Argory, County Armagh
NT 565572.1
Summary
Lid of set of plaster casts of modern gems; Antonio Odelli (1785-1872); Rome, c. 1854-56. A large set of plaster casts of modern gems, some after designs by Antonio Canova (1757-1822), Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) and John Gibson (1790-1866), in trays which fit together to form a wooden box. containing collection of plaster cast relief medallions depicting classical and mythological figures. Made by Antonio Odelli, Rome.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside of box lid, printed label:: ANTONIO ODELLI / Incisore / DI CAMMEI E D’INTAGLI / presso il quale è ancora una copiosa / collezione in scatola di medaglie, e pietre / incise si antiche che moderne / Via delle Quattro Fontane N. 11 e 12 / IN ROMA. [Antonio Odelli, engraver of cameos and intaglio gems, at whose premises is also to be found an extensive collection, arranged in boxes, of both antique and modern medals and engraved gemstones. Via delle Quattro Fontane, nos. 11-12, in Rome]
Makers and roles
Antonio Odelli (Rome, 1785- Rome, 1872), maker